About [b]GURKHA[/b]:
[b]Gurkha
Pronounced As: goork , ethnic group of Nepal. They claim
descent from the Rajputs of N India and entered Nepal from
the west after being driven from India. They conquered (early
16th cent.) the small Nepalese state of Gurkha and henceforth
called themselves Gurkhas. They expanded eastward, and by
the mid-18th cent. had established their authority over all of
Nepal. Their invasion of Tibet in 1791 brought Chinese
retaliation, and a war (1814-16) with the British in India
resulted in bringing strong British influence to Nepal. The
Gurkhas, predominantly Tibeto-Mongolians, speak Khas, a
Rajasthani dialect of Sanskritic origin. Under the Gurkha
dynasty, Hinduism became the state religion of Nepal. Gurkhas
have served in the armies of India and of Great Britain; over
200,000 fought alongside the British in World War I, and 40
battalions served in World War II. Gurkha soldiers bear the
famed kukri, a short curved sword.[/b]
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